March 21, 2022: AG Recovers $130K for Flushing Superintendents, QNS

The operators of a Flushing co-op residential building have agreed to pay their workers in a settlement with New York State Attorney General Letitia James as part of her ongoing crackdown on wage theft. “Sanford Apt. Corp likely took advantage of a tight housing market and high rents in downtown Flushing to convince these two superintendents they should be satisfied with a rent-free apartment in exchange for their labor,” Councilwoman Sandra Ung said. “Ultimately, these two workers were cheated out of the fair compensation they were entitled to under state labor laws. This should send a message to other building operators in Flushing that if they try to cheat their workers out of fair wages, there will be consequences.”